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| US Teen Dies Of Caffeine Overdose. |
| US Teen Dies Of Caffeine Overdose. Had A Cocktail Of Latte, Fizzy Drinks
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 16-May-2017
3:29:7 AM |
| Too much caffeine caused the death of a 16-year-old high school student from US' South Carolina state, who collapsed during class last month. Davis Allen Cripe died from a caffeine-induced cardiac event causing a probable arrhythmia, Richland county coroner Gary Watts announced in a news conference on Monday.
During an arrhythmia, or abnormal heart rhythm, the heart may not be able to pump enough blood to the body, and lack of blood flow affects the brain, heart and other organs, reports CNN.
The teenager consumed three caffeine-laced drinks -- a cafe latte from McDonald's, large Diet Mountain Dew and an energy drink -- in a span of two hours before collapsing in the classroom at Spring Hill High School on April 26, he said.
He collapsed just before 2.30 pm and was pronounced dead at 3.40 pm.
The autopsy showed no undiagnosed heart conditions and that he was healthy and had no conditions that could have triggered by the caffeine intake. Also, no other drugs or alcohol were found in the teen's system, Mr Watts said.
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